University Archivist to Present at Mission Brown Bag

Join us as we continue our Mission Brown Bag gatherings on Thursday, March 13 at noon in the Knights Room of Pius XII Library. John Waide, University archivist, will provide a glimpse at the personality of the University’s first Jesuit president, Peter J. Verhaegen, SJ, through his story, his songwriting and his poetry.

Please bring your own lunch or come early to purchase a sandwich and drink at Libros, in the library lobby.

Invite a friend or colleague to join you.

We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, March 13, at noon in the Knights Room. For more information, contact flickmj@slu.edu or call (314) 977-2428.

Seeking Volunteers for Focus Groups

Are you interested in participating in a one-hour focus group where you can provide your opinion on what can be done to improve Pius XII Memorial Library?  To help make this event possible, we’d like to provide you with the following information.  The focus groups will be held in Pius Library’s Knights Room, located on the library’s first floor.  Pizza, salad, and soda will be provided for free!  There will be four sessions in the next two weeks; here are the dates and times. 

Day                              Date                             Time

Monday                         March 3                        4:00-5:00pm
Tuesday                        March 4                        4:00-5:00pm

If you can attend any of these sessions, please respond to gregorypl@slu.edu.  Just reply with the session for which you are available, and we’ll know to see you there.  Thanks in advance for your help in this important job! 

Pat Gregory
Assistant University Librarian for Research & Assessment
Pius XII Memorial Library
gregorypl@slu.edu
977-3107

Pius Librarians to be Featured in a Panel Discussion on a New SLU Textbook

Join us for an interdisciplinary discussion of a new SLU text: Theological Foundations: Concepts and Methods for Understanding Christian Faith. The discussion will be held Thursday, November 29th from 3-5 pm in the Du Bourg Grand Hall. A discussion and reception will follow.

Ron Crown, Theology Liaison Librarian at Pius Library is one of the text’s contributing authors. Gail Staines, Assistant Provost for University Libraries, will be a panelist.

For more information, please visit: http://slulink.slu.edu/newsletters/textdiscussion.pdf.

Plan to Attend the Digitization Center Open House on November 14th.

Attend the grand opening of the new University Libraries Digitization Center from 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, in the Lewis Annex, Room 302, of the Pius XII Memorial Library.

Come and see the latest in digitization technologies! Watch how manuscripts, rare books, audio files and more are transformed into digital format.

The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

For more information, call (314) 977-2575 or visit http://slulink.slu.edu/newsletters/digcenteropen.pdf.

Lets Talk About It: Jewish Literature - 5th in the Series - Nov. 13th - Mona in the Promised Land by Gish Jen

Join us @ Pius Library for a book discussion of Mona in the Promised Land by Gish Jen on November 13th at 10:00 am in the Knights Room at Pius XII Memorial Library.  This is the fifth (and last) in a series of lively book discussions relating to the theme Neighbors: The World Next Door.  Julia Lieberman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Spanish Language and Literature, Sephardic Studies and Israeli Culture will facilitate.  For more information, please see http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/libnws/5-07/Ad%20flyer.pdf

Lets Talk About It: Jewish Literature - 4th in the Series - Oct. 30th - The Assistant by Bernard Malamud

Join us @ Pius Library for a book discussion of The Assistant by Bernard Malamud on October 30th at 10:00 am in the Knights Room at Pius XII Memorial Library.  This is the fourth in a series of five lively book discussions relating to the theme Neighbors: The World Next Door.  Julia Lieberman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Spanish Language and Literature, Sephardic Studies and Israeli Culture will facilitate.  For more information, please see http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/libnws/5-07/Ad%20flyer.pdf

34th Annual Saint Louis Conference on Manuscript Studies

The 34th Annual Saint Louis Conference on Manuscript Studies will be held on October 12-13, 2007 in Anheuser-Busch Auditorium, Cook Hall. For details about this Conference hosted by the Knights of Columbus Vatican Film Library, please see http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/libnws/10-07/manuscripta10_07.html

View Photos of the Writing and Testing Centers Grand Opening

Students, faculty, and staff throughout the university attended the grand opening for the Writing and Testing Centers on September 23rd. The new centers are located on the 3rd floor of the Anheuser-Bush Wing of Pius XII Memorial Library.

To view the pictures, please visit http://slulink.slu.edu/writetest/grandopen.html

For more information on the Writing and Testing Centers or to schedule an appointment, please call (314) 977-2930 or email writingcenter@slu.edu.

Lets Talk About It: Jewish Literature Begins September 18th

Join us @ Pius Library for a reading and discussion series like no other! Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature will feature lively discussions of five books relating to the theme Neighbors: The World Next Door. Julia Lieberman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Spanish Language and Literature, Sephardic Studies and Israeli Culture will facilitate each of the five sessions. The first book will be Journey to the End of the Millennium by A.B. Yehoshua.  For a complete book list, dates, and times, please click on the Let’s Talk About It link above.

RSVP to gregorypl@slu.edu or call (314) 977-3107.  Don’t forget to pick up the 5 free books to be discussed in Pius Room 100.

Coming This Fall A Free Reading-Discussion Series

Lets Talk About It: Jewish Literature-Pick up the 5 free books to be discussed in Pius Room 100 & RSVP to gregorypl@slu.edu or call (314) 977-3107.

Join us @ Pius Library this Fall for a reading and discussion series like no other! Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature will feature lively discussions of five books relating to the theme Neighbors: The World Next Door. Julia Lieberman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Spanish Language and Literature, Sephardic Studies and Israeli Culture will facilitate each of the five sessions. For a book list, dates, and times, please click on the Let’s Talk About It link above.